So……
I was about 150 words in concerning my position in McKinney and how frustrated I am at the situation, my region, and society as a whole… I’ve saved my thoughts and may reveal them another time. First, I would like to share this video clip of Jesse Williams discussing race issues in America and how people of privilege don’t want to change, because it insinuate that they have done something wrong; an idea I’ve thought about but never articulated quite like this…
What makes this piece AMAZING is not the aesthetics (yes, his pic will be my profile art so I can get clicks up this week, lol) but his content! He nails it!!!!!!! The frustration of a black man, the fight that oppressed people endure to survive, the “reality” that America shoves down our throat and how we react to it, the transparency and vulnerability of his situations in Hollywood… the whole package.
I have a new respect for this brother. BTW, he’s not my brother JUST because of the color of his skin, but the content of his character (remember that from history class… may be we should practice this more in our society).
Happy Viewing! I’d love to see comments so we can have a discussion…
Mr. Matt Houston 